When Maja woke up the next morning, the other side of the bed was empty.

After freshening up, she headed downstairs and found lan in the kitchen, observing the chef prepare breakfast.

The chef was explaining, "Mr. Raymond, you see, food like this, too cooling for the system, is something Ms. Pennyfeather should

avoid."

lan nodded, and as he emerged from the kitchen, his gaze met hers.

Maja smiled and continued down the stairs with a spring in her step.

"You're up early. What's the deal?"

"Just couldn't sleep."

Settling on the couch, she overheard him say, "Abner is coming to Greenfield soon, and I owe him a dinner."

Abner had been a big help to him overseas.

The Oakford situation was diffused quickly thanks to him; otherwise, lan might have overstayed his welcwith Queena.

A debt of gratitude needs to be repaid.

After breakfast, they headed to the hospital.

lan intended to assist her with the registration, but a nurse shooed him away, pointing to a nearby sign.

Certain areas were off-limits to men, boldly stating — Men Stop Here.

The other expectant mothers glanced over, and for the first tin his life, lan felt a twinge of embarrassment.

Maja chuckled, "Sorry, he's just a bit anxious."

The tension broke, and laughter spread among those present.

lan was ushered to a different area to wait.

The check-up took two hours, and lan was quick to offer his arm for support afterward.

"How are you feeling?"

any concerns. Sresults will be

lan nodded, relieved.

the elevator when

visit, but didn't

was hard to miss, his chin propped in his hand, quietly

woman, clad softly, with long hair and a hat, her features obscured by a scarf, laughing with someone

ttogether at sea, possibly while Abner was

Dorothy.

observation, Abner didn't

leave, Abner's car window

his eyes

eccentricities. Wasn't he supposed to be as wild as Omar? Yet, there he

seeming almost foolish.

"lan."

"Yeah?"

right? Find out who

nis Dorothy. You

his actions; how could he possibly

sfate?

Greenfield's opinion of him. To repay a

massaged her temples, realizing she

"I'll go."

stop fussing. You're pregnant. Besides, what does Abner's marital status have to do

long as he had his own wife, that

her hand lightly, and she couldn't help

even exert any pressure,

"I'm just making contact, gathering

Jeff look

afternoon,

teacher, cfrom a family of educators. Her father was a headmaster and her

school.

had a former fiancé who

single.

was thirty, six

the report. Anyway, the two seemed

a fortune teller called him a 'born to be lonely' boy destined to bring death to those

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